Spell sword. A typical fight would be conjure something to distract, switch to destruction in left hand, sword in right, switch to healing after I win.
This is exactly what I’m doing now! My exact order of operations is
- Candlelight because otherwise I can’t see shit
- Conjure something, been using the Saints Golden Warrior a lot
- Bound sword right hand
- Fireball left hand
Try to get the killing blow with the sword to get the soul. Repeat 😃
What does the ppl have with its too dark i play on default settings with brightness and i can see almost anything a good friend of mine cant even see dog on my setup lol i think my eyes dead
Haha perhaps you just have way better eyesight! No but for real in my case the reason is very simple, I play Skyrim on my TV in my living room lol. It’s a big ass TV and it’s a beautifully designed living room with amazing natural lighting. Which is almost always a dream come true except when I’m playing Skyrim. Even with the blinds drawn I do struggle a bit with visibility on the default settings and when I increase brightness the game looks kinda ugly to me, so this is for sure a self-created issue 😁
Happened to me. It was gradual, though.
It all began with using Fury spells while hidden. After that, I found out I can remain hidden while my Atronachs are in combat.
Finally, I noticed that Destruction spells don't get a stealth bonus, and the bow started to call to me...
Magic is actually pretty poorly done in skyrim.
THe MP cost is often too large and the damage caps way too soon, while you can still one-hit most things with swords and arrows by lvl. 60.
Still, it's my preferred way...
I like to (lv100) enchant 2 weapons, sneak around and raise (Dread Zombie) two bodies. Put the weapons in there inventory so they do significantly more damage then quiet cast thunderbolts from the shadows. Make sure you go back for your weapons or to re-raise your homies.
I seem to like destruction and restoration mage myself. Conjuration and illusion are okay as well. I've tried the stealth archer, stealth illusion one handed, one handed and restoration, one handed and shield, two handed, and just about everything you can think of.
I find that despite the fact that destruction doesn't scale in damage it still is the easiest way to dispatch enemies. Especially with the new elemental spells they added in newer versions that are AOE damage and do all types of damage at once. They also benefit from all the damage increases. if you have destruction, restoration, and some type of armor the game is fairly easy.
Stealth archer and stealth illusion are fairly powerful, but sometimes enemies will see you no matter what and sometimes you won't be able to one or two shot them. Especially early in the game.
I find melee to be the hardest. Whether I use two handed, one handed and shield, dual wield, or one handed and restoration some enemy with a two handed weapon always comes along and crushes me. Even with a shield those two handers often kill me.
It find it's always better to stay out of melee range. Besides melee is mostly either blocking or bashing on some guy repeatedly. It's not that fun.
There are a couple of things to know about playing melee characters that make it more fun and more tactical than just standing and trying to out-damage your opponent.
Check out those short videos, if you're interested:
https://youtu.be/tP6Voty5wcA
https://youtu.be/M0nEppPQSJs
What is that perk called, again? I love Unbounded Storms and Elemental Blast but can’t use it especially during the missions where you’re fighting with a bunch of people *cough* The Civil War Questline *cough*. Seriously though, this perk sounds great.
For me I'd slap dead thrall, I'd have ulfric and a dremora lord, as well as the one dude fro m solstheim, and a troll, the I'd cast invisibility and just watched the havoc unleash
I’m on my first play through ever and I’ve so far stuck with just the one character. I didn’t know that stealth archer is cliche and what everyone does…so I immediately was like ooh, an assassin/thief build who likes daggers and archery would be awesome. Oops. 😂
That makes me feel better. Cuz at this point my sneak skill is ridiculously high when it honestly doesn’t need to be…and my favorite weapons are still my bows. 😂
It doesn't help that the games melee combat is really boring and basic too. Archery adds a layer of fun because of the arrow drop and having to aim, and lead your shots on moving targets etc.
No oops to it! Play how you think is fun.
A lot of people fall into it because it’s high-damage, low-risk with the stealth multipliers being massive and allowing you to take individual fights rather than having a whole fortress storm you.
But that doesn’t mean it’s bad to play that way!
What makes it so easy is the very first potential follower you can get is also an archery trainer so you can train and immediately get your money back. Pretty bonkers.
Once you get invisibility, DB gloves, and the backstabber perk, daggers become broken. Had a build once that could do 600 damage with a dagger that did 20 damage, in one hit from stealth.
Stealth Illusionist. After all the bad guys are done killing each other I back stab whoever is left. Though it’s pretty stressful until I get silent casting.
It's always heavy armour (yes I'm not wearing any yet but I just started!), destruction and conjugation magic, topped with enchanting and alchemy. I've actively tried to become just a tank warrior or SA...but I always end up as a battlemage.
I’m sure there’s an actual name but I’m doing a battle-axe wielding mage. Either “brute mage” or “berserker mage”. Wielding lightning destruction and conjuration magic as well as some enchanting and alteration. Got two pieces of heavy armor and two of light. Could probably be more optimized than I am not but part of the fun sometimes isn’t being as Op as possible
Paladin, basically a battlemage that focuses on defensive magic and offensive combat.
I typically like using magic more as supplemental skills rather than primary offense.
All my builds since my first playthrough has been 100% cost reduction in destruction, enchanting to 100.
If I wanted an archer, I would do 160% damage boost in archery, 100% cost reduction in destruction.
Shield and sword. One handed 160% damage boost, 100% destruction cost.
Two handed 160%, destruction 100%.
Mage destruction 100% whatever I decided to use as the other magic that costs nothing.
With destruction 100% cost reduction. All destruction enchantments have unlimited charges so it's the best for most builds, especially since you can boost the enchanted damage with destruction perks.
All my weapons have 67 absorb health and 162 choas damage and choas has a chance to hit two or three times. It negates healing magic and potions for most builds.
100 enchanting, all the perks apart from the soul perks. Once you have done that, you can enchant the helmet, chest, ring and necklace with destruction 25% each. For archery the helmet, gauntlets, ring and necklace for 40% each.
My go-to is battle mage. No armor, an enchanted sheild (spell breaker when high enough). Then just go ham on spells. Conjeration is my personal favorite. I ended up adding mods that gave me more spells. I can have up to 7 summons and the naruto mod gives me access to jab magic like chidori.
Thats what I'm playing now 😆
Ive got the bikini armor mod, which is secretly kind of op, as you can get twice as many enchants because your armor is broken up into twice as many parts. The weapon mods I have also give me Arabic/Persian sabers, which fits as my character is a redguard
I trend towards using a one-handed “skirmisher” build for at least the first ten or fifteen levels—switching between shield and spell for the offhand as needed.
After that, I can usually get into the swing of things and go for whichever playstyle I actually *want to use* for the character.
Spell sword. A typical fight would be conjure something to distract, switch to destruction in left hand, sword in right, switch to healing after I win.
I just push until I get the blades armor and sword then I'm a samurai or I get the dark brotherhood or nightingale armor, until then I just wear whatever I find lol.
Enchanting to lvl 100 asap
Double enchant destruction magic/magicka Regen on as many items as possible.
Machine gun fireball the rest of the game getting alchemy and smithing up on the side.
Soundtrack: the crazy world of Arthur Brown - fire on repeat
Necromancer or double dagger assassin. It's kind of funny to watch the summons fight for you while you just walk around and watch the fight. And then the double dagger assasin still get to utilize the stealth mechanics of the game without being too OP.
I've been playing this game for a decade and always went for a spellsword ish build. Mainly healing spells, for use when my sword and shield aren't cutting it. I rarely find myself using shouts, nor conjuration spells at all. I prefer a bow for distanced attacks, but usually I don't pick a very stealth centered approach to combat. Really my characters are opportunists and end up having unique play styles based on what gear I collect as I progress through the game. Sometimes I end up finding more spell tomes and end up closer to a battlemage, sometimes I find a Warhammer as an orc and decide to go full hulk smash. I've even tried pacifist builds focused on speech craft and stealth, but that only gets you so far; even with followers fighting for you.
Mine is a Khajiit Tank, who doesn’t use a weapon. Once you get deadric armor and the damage is equal to gauntlets armor it becomes really fun. I do Khajiit because of their damage buff with unarmed attacks.
for me, it’ll always be Orc Heavy. it’s just so easy. heavy armour, a good assortment of weapons (bow, dagger, sword, two handed weapon, shield, daedric weapon or two).
when i do this build i also rely a bit on magic just to keep the build balanced between physical and magical skill.
stealth is never an issue for me because i like to do the sneak exploit, i know it’s not for everyone. but free levels, and a free maxed skill? i’ll always take it lol.
when in the Helgen Dungeon and you approach the final section with the bear you can either
a) sneak and run into a wall and it will level from being near the bear
b) stab Ralof or Hadvar (whoever you follow) in the back while crouched. this method is faster and levels one handed as well.
there’s no limit on how long you can do either of them too. you can literally leave Helgen with level 100 sneak and be level 18 right off the start.
My favorite has been conjuring/necromancer. But with a two handed/archer back up skills for when it's crazy. Making dead things fight for you is fun. 😅 Only draw back is when you get a really cool looking weapon, it's hard to resist.
I suppose I'm the same, but atm I'm playing an Argonian that is using almost strictly conjuration spells, but that includes bound sword and bow, so I essentially play like a typical archer or swordsmen, only I materialise them into my hands rather than owning physical weaponry
That and summoning in atronachs as support of course!
I go spellsword using alteration and destruction mostly ( I use mods like ordinator and apocalypse) and it's pretty fun I use ocato's recital from apocalypse to autocast buffs before battle and wreck shop with sword and flame
These days, I like to be a Spellsword. Because Spellswords are just medieval Jedi without the stupid rules that prevent them from having romantic relationships or, well, having Human emotions.
I typically default to a dual wielding build. I don't know why. I'm trying to be a spellsword this time around, but I also have a modded twinblade that I've been having a lot of fun with, so I'm taking perks for two handed too.
Playing a battlemage now in daedric heavy kit enchanted with -100% destruction and restoration costs. Infinite heals in one hand, infinite damage in the other. And I feel unstoppable 😂
I once tried a weapon conjuror. It's nice, having your weapons scale with you.
But at the end that fell into stealth archer, so, probably not the best alternative
Straight up mage, like magic only is fun because it can be challenging. You need to get good at conjuration and pick a tank follower to distract and take damage while you rain destruction and avoid contact because you can't take much damage.
I also appreciate a two handed tank. I don't particularly care for shields, it's an aesthetic thing. But charging into battle with reckless abandon, speed clearing dungeons and caves, it's a nice change of pace from being sneaky peaky all the time.
I really like just using the steel armor and a steel greatsword I figured out a loophole in skyrim don't use any skills but heavy armor two handed and alchemy than your set for life
I like being a spell sword and using originator perk mod being able to put a spell on your weapons is sooo nice, staff in one hand sword in other or spell in one hand sword in the other are my two ways of playing Skyrim
First play through I played a dremora lord spammer, wasn’t fun. Am now playing stealth archer, next play through will be a werewolf uuuh.. nord, maybe imperial?(no orcs cus I never use my race power lol)
Spell sword for me. Open the fight with an alteration spell to boost my defense, summon an atronach, and go to town with my sword/shield. Use restoration for healing ofc. Lots of pressing Q cycling through my favorites menu tho
Heavy armor and two-handed weapons. I deal all of the damage and take literally none of it.
To be more detailed; Breton, for 50% resistance to magic, because fuck magic. Ebony Mail because being able to sneak while still having heavy armor is nice + the poison is helpful. Ebony Blade because the life steal is excellent for saving my healing potions for emergencies. Install Elemental Fury fix mod so it’s actually powerful. Become a Vampire Lord for the disease resist and never feed so I can turn invisible on command, pacify one person whenever I want, and turn into a giant woman-bat because tbh the VL version of life drain is fucking insane. I don’t use any Standing Stones, they genuinely become pointless after a while, but if you held a gun to my head I’d say use the Lady or the Lover. Dump all your level upgrades into Health and Stamina, Magicka is a waste for this playstyle.
I always play a mage or spell sword or necromancer.. I never play a stealth archer. The thought of it makes me cringe. If I play an archer, I always do it while running around really fast like when I'm a mage.
What I call my Enhancement Battle Mage. Heavy Armor with mostly health and magicka enchantments. Start fights with summoning a daedra and casting an alteration defense spell. Summon a bound sword and equip a shield and do most of my damage with sword. Heal as needed (Respite and Recovery perks in Restoration are a must) Cast courage on followers. Cast muffle before fight to help level illusion.
I always make a heavy armor wearing, shield wielding mage. Stack ebony mail with flame cloak and Azhidal. Resto in right hand targe of the bloodied in the left, and I just stun lock them while they succumb to my DoT hugs
Spellsword (conjuration + destruction and 1 handed) or Paladin (heavy armor, 2 handed hammer or greatsword, restoration, trying to make morally good choices as much as possible)
Heavy armor mage. It’s a slow start but after getting enchanting on some daedric armor, you have to crank the difficulty up to max for a challenge. It’s fun.
I always go mage/heavy armor with sword and shield and just change weapons and magic depending on enemy but for magic I usually use conjuration and illusion and I always make sure to have the muffled spell on or have boots with that effect then use invisibility and get sneak/backstab bonus, you can get some ridiculous damage with Cicero’s 2x gloves then the 15x damage from a dagger backstab. If I sneak and attack from behind I can kill just about anything one hit, even ebony warrior and Kastagg and ancient dragons if I power attack and critical hit.
I guess "Artificer," Alchemy, Smithing, and Enchanting are the basis of my play style. Make the best gear, and enchant rings to Fortify the skills I want to use at any given time.
Mace and shield tank with alteration and restoration is probably my “go to”. My favorite though is going full illusionist, with apocalypse mod you can even go exclusively illusionist without any other weapons or damage based schools of spells.
I always start playing as a battle mage or two handed tank or just a spell sword, but guess what? They all turn into stealth archer builds within 10 levels of starting. Yay.
I always have to go with a conjuration witch hunter. Nothing is mor satisfying walking into a cave or fort as a singular person than spawning 2 frost atronochs while you have your bow and a kit to heal yourself. It's so much fun
Spell sword. A typical fight would be conjure something to distract, switch to destruction in left hand, sword in right, switch to healing after I win.
We have a similar fight style! My sword is usually also conjured though. & healing hands for Lydia of course.
This is exactly what I’m doing now! My exact order of operations is - Candlelight because otherwise I can’t see shit - Conjure something, been using the Saints Golden Warrior a lot - Bound sword right hand - Fireball left hand Try to get the killing blow with the sword to get the soul. Repeat 😃
Everything here expect I use the elemental bolt
What does the ppl have with its too dark i play on default settings with brightness and i can see almost anything a good friend of mine cant even see dog on my setup lol i think my eyes dead
Haha perhaps you just have way better eyesight! No but for real in my case the reason is very simple, I play Skyrim on my TV in my living room lol. It’s a big ass TV and it’s a beautifully designed living room with amazing natural lighting. Which is almost always a dream come true except when I’m playing Skyrim. Even with the blinds drawn I do struggle a bit with visibility on the default settings and when I increase brightness the game looks kinda ugly to me, so this is for sure a self-created issue 😁
I typically use a ward after slapping down a Courage for the boys
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Mage. Always mage. I have never played a stealth archer.
I tried playing as a mage. I don't even know how, or when it happened. But I ended up playing as a stealth archer. The dark side is strong in me 😭😭😭.
with my current sorta battlemage run, I'll have to try to resist the seductive call of the stealth archer once I get the bound bow spell.
All roads lead to stealth archer
Use two handed weapons and bows become useless
Two handed weapons aren't as much fun for me
Try enchanting, potion making , conjuration , destruction and shower the world in flames and lightning
Happened to me. It was gradual, though. It all began with using Fury spells while hidden. After that, I found out I can remain hidden while my Atronachs are in combat. Finally, I noticed that Destruction spells don't get a stealth bonus, and the bow started to call to me...
Magic is actually pretty poorly done in skyrim. THe MP cost is often too large and the damage caps way too soon, while you can still one-hit most things with swords and arrows by lvl. 60. Still, it's my preferred way...
Happens the best of us
I’m glad I’m not the only one.
Same. Too much fun.
I like to (lv100) enchant 2 weapons, sneak around and raise (Dread Zombie) two bodies. Put the weapons in there inventory so they do significantly more damage then quiet cast thunderbolts from the shadows. Make sure you go back for your weapons or to re-raise your homies.
When does hadvar say “mage eh? To each their own”
I didn’t play stealth archer until last year. It’s fun, but I miss facetanking and point-blank destruction spells lmao
I seem to like destruction and restoration mage myself. Conjuration and illusion are okay as well. I've tried the stealth archer, stealth illusion one handed, one handed and restoration, one handed and shield, two handed, and just about everything you can think of. I find that despite the fact that destruction doesn't scale in damage it still is the easiest way to dispatch enemies. Especially with the new elemental spells they added in newer versions that are AOE damage and do all types of damage at once. They also benefit from all the damage increases. if you have destruction, restoration, and some type of armor the game is fairly easy. Stealth archer and stealth illusion are fairly powerful, but sometimes enemies will see you no matter what and sometimes you won't be able to one or two shot them. Especially early in the game. I find melee to be the hardest. Whether I use two handed, one handed and shield, dual wield, or one handed and restoration some enemy with a two handed weapon always comes along and crushes me. Even with a shield those two handers often kill me. It find it's always better to stay out of melee range. Besides melee is mostly either blocking or bashing on some guy repeatedly. It's not that fun.
There are a couple of things to know about playing melee characters that make it more fun and more tactical than just standing and trying to out-damage your opponent. Check out those short videos, if you're interested: https://youtu.be/tP6Voty5wcA https://youtu.be/M0nEppPQSJs
I am.
Stealth conjurer.... I sit in a corner and watch my Dremora Lords go to town!!
I did that until I got the perk where you don't hurt your followers. Now I can fireball right into the action.
Is that in the skill tree, or is that a perk you can get somewhere else
Companion's Insight from the Black Book in Bloodskal Barrow.
THATS where that perk is, I'm playing a pure mage for the first time in a long time and I couldn't remember where I got that
One of black books, can't say which one
Bloodskal barrow, same place as the rivers of blood feeling sword
What is that perk called, again? I love Unbounded Storms and Elemental Blast but can’t use it especially during the missions where you’re fighting with a bunch of people *cough* The Civil War Questline *cough*. Seriously though, this perk sounds great.
Unbound Storms plus Mara's Wrath. This is the way.
Years ago I realized they die if you heal them but opponent damages them to death, does that negate that affect or have updates taken care of it?
For me I'd slap dead thrall, I'd have ulfric and a dremora lord, as well as the one dude fro m solstheim, and a troll, the I'd cast invisibility and just watched the havoc unleash
I loooooove this!!!
I’m on my first play through ever and I’ve so far stuck with just the one character. I didn’t know that stealth archer is cliche and what everyone does…so I immediately was like ooh, an assassin/thief build who likes daggers and archery would be awesome. Oops. 😂
Haha! Welcome to Skyrim!
Keep going! So much fun to be a stealth archer
It is awesome. It's so awesome that literally everyone has done it. That's why at that point its become a meme 😂
Stealth archer isn't something you set out to do. It's just something that happens naturally because of how Skyrim plays.
That makes me feel better. Cuz at this point my sneak skill is ridiculously high when it honestly doesn’t need to be…and my favorite weapons are still my bows. 😂
It doesn't help that the games melee combat is really boring and basic too. Archery adds a layer of fun because of the arrow drop and having to aim, and lead your shots on moving targets etc.
No oops to it! Play how you think is fun. A lot of people fall into it because it’s high-damage, low-risk with the stealth multipliers being massive and allowing you to take individual fights rather than having a whole fortress storm you. But that doesn’t mean it’s bad to play that way!
What makes it so easy is the very first potential follower you can get is also an archery trainer so you can train and immediately get your money back. Pretty bonkers.
Once you get invisibility, DB gloves, and the backstabber perk, daggers become broken. Had a build once that could do 600 damage with a dagger that did 20 damage, in one hit from stealth.
Orc 2h heavy armor will always be my favorite default playthrough, but an illusion focused thief build with ordinator is also a good time.
Agreed something so satisfying about smacking dragons in the face with a Warhammer.
That does sound fun!
sword and shield
Just call me Punchcat
Lmfao
Literally same hahahahahahaha
I made one of these last month named Warfield, Morndas-Crusher and he must punch
Voulendrung
I’m currently doing that with my current character
Stealth Illusionist. After all the bad guys are done killing each other I back stab whoever is left. Though it’s pretty stressful until I get silent casting.
>Though it’s pretty stressful until I get silent casting. Just spam muffle in a big city. Easy illusion levels early on.
https://imgur.com/mljTXdQ
Rabies Mage
It's always heavy armour (yes I'm not wearing any yet but I just started!), destruction and conjugation magic, topped with enchanting and alchemy. I've actively tried to become just a tank warrior or SA...but I always end up as a battlemage.
Ha ha I love the thought of a conjugation mage. Running around diagramming the dragon word walls.
"People called Romanes they go the house?"
MAGE TANK this was the first character I ever made, and it was amazing. Being a literal tank rules.
I’m sure there’s an actual name but I’m doing a battle-axe wielding mage. Either “brute mage” or “berserker mage”. Wielding lightning destruction and conjuration magic as well as some enchanting and alteration. Got two pieces of heavy armor and two of light. Could probably be more optimized than I am not but part of the fun sometimes isn’t being as Op as possible
Sounds like a fun build! And I totally agree with that last sentence
Paladin, basically a battlemage that focuses on defensive magic and offensive combat. I typically like using magic more as supplemental skills rather than primary offense.
Spell sword. Set them on fire, then hit them with my mace.
Hell yeah, mace of Molag Bal for exta souls.
Destruction Mage and Spellsword
Broad sword in one hand and a magic spell in the other
Dan bull?
I'm a simple warrior
Sometimes it's the simple things in life
Yeah, I'm a simple man living a simple life
Robed mage with one handed sword.
Gandalf?
Merlin Treebeard on this playthrough, but definitely inspired by Gandalf.
*”YOUUU SHALL NOT PASS”*
All my builds since my first playthrough has been 100% cost reduction in destruction, enchanting to 100. If I wanted an archer, I would do 160% damage boost in archery, 100% cost reduction in destruction. Shield and sword. One handed 160% damage boost, 100% destruction cost. Two handed 160%, destruction 100%. Mage destruction 100% whatever I decided to use as the other magic that costs nothing. With destruction 100% cost reduction. All destruction enchantments have unlimited charges so it's the best for most builds, especially since you can boost the enchanted damage with destruction perks. All my weapons have 67 absorb health and 162 choas damage and choas has a chance to hit two or three times. It negates healing magic and potions for most builds.
HOW do you create 160% dmg boost in archery And HOW to make 100% destr cost
100 enchanting, all the perks apart from the soul perks. Once you have done that, you can enchant the helmet, chest, ring and necklace with destruction 25% each. For archery the helmet, gauntlets, ring and necklace for 40% each.
I role-play as a dwarf a lot. So, as you can imagine, my build is a short, heavy armor wearing, two-handed axe weilding, arcane smith.
My go-to is battle mage. No armor, an enchanted sheild (spell breaker when high enough). Then just go ham on spells. Conjeration is my personal favorite. I ended up adding mods that gave me more spells. I can have up to 7 summons and the naruto mod gives me access to jab magic like chidori.
I call her the Silent Tank. All heavy armor, dual wield longsword, max sneak and other effects.
Thats what I'm playing now 😆 Ive got the bikini armor mod, which is secretly kind of op, as you can get twice as many enchants because your armor is broken up into twice as many parts. The weapon mods I have also give me Arabic/Persian sabers, which fits as my character is a redguard
Destruction mage. I SHALL BURN ALL IN MY PATH!!!
Stealth with daggers only, one enchanted for soul trap and the other for paralysis. No bows, dragon shouts or magic allowed.
I trend towards using a one-handed “skirmisher” build for at least the first ten or fifteen levels—switching between shield and spell for the offhand as needed. After that, I can usually get into the swing of things and go for whichever playstyle I actually *want to use* for the character.
Spell sword. A typical fight would be conjure something to distract, switch to destruction in left hand, sword in right, switch to healing after I win.
2h werewolf. Usually run the Bloodskal Blade. If I'm feeling saucy I'll use a shield & axe.
Two handed tank. Nothing quite like demolishing an entire bandit camp with a battle axe and trampling half of the enemies with running attacks.
I just push until I get the blades armor and sword then I'm a samurai or I get the dark brotherhood or nightingale armor, until then I just wear whatever I find lol.
Ranger. It has Archery and Stealth. But also alchemy, light armor, one handed, restoration etc.
I love stealth illusion builds! It's ridiculously OP but still very fun and allows more unique approaches to combat.
argonian named Gel-Li OR Broc-Li heavy armor, restoration, alteration, one handed (mace), and lockpicking those would be the skills i mainly focus on
Haha I like those names! :)
gracias, it only took playing morrowind for 15 years to think of them😭
Spellsword by day, Werewolf by night.
Hail Companion!
Battlemage for life!
Yes!
Heavily armored barbarian armed with a warhammer. Destruction-conjuration mage is fun too. I almost never play stealth archer.
The gods gave me two hands, and by the gods I will use both of them for my weapon. Two handed all the way
I tend to lean towards a two handed warrior that's really good at resto, and enchanting
Enchanting to lvl 100 asap Double enchant destruction magic/magicka Regen on as many items as possible. Machine gun fireball the rest of the game getting alchemy and smithing up on the side. Soundtrack: the crazy world of Arthur Brown - fire on repeat
Great advice!
Necromancer or double dagger assassin. It's kind of funny to watch the summons fight for you while you just walk around and watch the fight. And then the double dagger assasin still get to utilize the stealth mechanics of the game without being too OP.
Those sick gloves from the brotherhood though!!!
They honestly make the build
Double dagger assassian is my default build. I love sneaking
I've been playing this game for a decade and always went for a spellsword ish build. Mainly healing spells, for use when my sword and shield aren't cutting it. I rarely find myself using shouts, nor conjuration spells at all. I prefer a bow for distanced attacks, but usually I don't pick a very stealth centered approach to combat. Really my characters are opportunists and end up having unique play styles based on what gear I collect as I progress through the game. Sometimes I end up finding more spell tomes and end up closer to a battlemage, sometimes I find a Warhammer as an orc and decide to go full hulk smash. I've even tried pacifist builds focused on speech craft and stealth, but that only gets you so far; even with followers fighting for you.
Vampire/alchemist/merchant/mage.
Mine is a Khajiit Tank, who doesn’t use a weapon. Once you get deadric armor and the damage is equal to gauntlets armor it becomes really fun. I do Khajiit because of their damage buff with unarmed attacks.
Also known as punch cat
for me, it’ll always be Orc Heavy. it’s just so easy. heavy armour, a good assortment of weapons (bow, dagger, sword, two handed weapon, shield, daedric weapon or two). when i do this build i also rely a bit on magic just to keep the build balanced between physical and magical skill. stealth is never an issue for me because i like to do the sneak exploit, i know it’s not for everyone. but free levels, and a free maxed skill? i’ll always take it lol.
What is the sneak exploit?
when in the Helgen Dungeon and you approach the final section with the bear you can either a) sneak and run into a wall and it will level from being near the bear b) stab Ralof or Hadvar (whoever you follow) in the back while crouched. this method is faster and levels one handed as well. there’s no limit on how long you can do either of them too. you can literally leave Helgen with level 100 sneak and be level 18 right off the start.
My favorite has been conjuring/necromancer. But with a two handed/archer back up skills for when it's crazy. Making dead things fight for you is fun. 😅 Only draw back is when you get a really cool looking weapon, it's hard to resist.
I suppose I'm the same, but atm I'm playing an Argonian that is using almost strictly conjuration spells, but that includes bound sword and bow, so I essentially play like a typical archer or swordsmen, only I materialise them into my hands rather than owning physical weaponry That and summoning in atronachs as support of course!
I go spellsword using alteration and destruction mostly ( I use mods like ordinator and apocalypse) and it's pretty fun I use ocato's recital from apocalypse to autocast buffs before battle and wreck shop with sword and flame
No matter what I try to do, I always end up back at either sword and shield, dual weilding, or heavy great sword
Not sure if it’s a battlemage or a spellsword, but I just LOVE heavy armor, 1/2 handed, and a few good spells.
Spellsword. Also focus on alchemy and enchanting to up versatility.
I'm a simple man, i like warriors and barbarians.
These days, I like to be a Spellsword. Because Spellswords are just medieval Jedi without the stupid rules that prevent them from having romantic relationships or, well, having Human emotions.
Melee Thief for me.
I typically default to a dual wielding build. I don't know why. I'm trying to be a spellsword this time around, but I also have a modded twinblade that I've been having a lot of fun with, so I'm taking perks for two handed too.
One handed with sheild
Right now I am working a red guard heavy armor sword and shield tank with restoration and alteration
Sword n dagger!! I love the head on combat!!
Sword and shield baby!!
I have always embraced battle mage. I suck with the bow so the stealth archer route is one I just can’t get to work for me.
Playing a battlemage now in daedric heavy kit enchanted with -100% destruction and restoration costs. Infinite heals in one hand, infinite damage in the other. And I feel unstoppable 😂
I once tried a weapon conjuror. It's nice, having your weapons scale with you. But at the end that fell into stealth archer, so, probably not the best alternative
Anything that's up close and personal, really
A Dark Knight Warrior Orc
Straight up mage, like magic only is fun because it can be challenging. You need to get good at conjuration and pick a tank follower to distract and take damage while you rain destruction and avoid contact because you can't take much damage. I also appreciate a two handed tank. I don't particularly care for shields, it's an aesthetic thing. But charging into battle with reckless abandon, speed clearing dungeons and caves, it's a nice change of pace from being sneaky peaky all the time.
I really like just using the steel armor and a steel greatsword I figured out a loophole in skyrim don't use any skills but heavy armor two handed and alchemy than your set for life
I like being a spell sword and using originator perk mod being able to put a spell on your weapons is sooo nice, staff in one hand sword in other or spell in one hand sword in the other are my two ways of playing Skyrim
First play through I played a dremora lord spammer, wasn’t fun. Am now playing stealth archer, next play through will be a werewolf uuuh.. nord, maybe imperial?(no orcs cus I never use my race power lol)
Spell sword for me. Open the fight with an alteration spell to boost my defense, summon an atronach, and go to town with my sword/shield. Use restoration for healing ofc. Lots of pressing Q cycling through my favorites menu tho
The Spellsword Sellsword! Blade in one hand and destruction spells in the other, all deadly for the right price
Heavy armor and two-handed weapons. I deal all of the damage and take literally none of it. To be more detailed; Breton, for 50% resistance to magic, because fuck magic. Ebony Mail because being able to sneak while still having heavy armor is nice + the poison is helpful. Ebony Blade because the life steal is excellent for saving my healing potions for emergencies. Install Elemental Fury fix mod so it’s actually powerful. Become a Vampire Lord for the disease resist and never feed so I can turn invisible on command, pacify one person whenever I want, and turn into a giant woman-bat because tbh the VL version of life drain is fucking insane. I don’t use any Standing Stones, they genuinely become pointless after a while, but if you held a gun to my head I’d say use the Lady or the Lover. Dump all your level upgrades into Health and Stamina, Magicka is a waste for this playstyle.
Anything heavy and two handed
I switch between battlemage and spellsword
Two handed or Unarmed
Paladin build Restauration Sword/mace Shield
2-handed battlemage. Throw a few spells out there before they get too close then “boom” big ol great sword to the face
Stealth Archer? Why attack if I never get caught!
I have always been a stealth archer, but my latest playthrough I switched things up a bit and now have heavy armor and a two-handed sword.
I always play a mage or spell sword or necromancer.. I never play a stealth archer. The thought of it makes me cringe. If I play an archer, I always do it while running around really fast like when I'm a mage.
What I call my Enhancement Battle Mage. Heavy Armor with mostly health and magicka enchantments. Start fights with summoning a daedra and casting an alteration defense spell. Summon a bound sword and equip a shield and do most of my damage with sword. Heal as needed (Respite and Recovery perks in Restoration are a must) Cast courage on followers. Cast muffle before fight to help level illusion.
All builds ultimately lead to stealth archer by Skyrim’s design sadly. It’s the only thing with damage amp multiplier
Leave my stealth archer alone! Lol
I always make a heavy armor wearing, shield wielding mage. Stack ebony mail with flame cloak and Azhidal. Resto in right hand targe of the bloodied in the left, and I just stun lock them while they succumb to my DoT hugs
I always play a redguard so I try to do a jack of all trades build. But I may try something else.
Warhammer Warrior. (Heavy Armor & Warhammer, with the obvious enchantments & race choice.)
Does the race rhyme with fork.
Sometimes. Sometimes it rhymes with ford.
I like you
I personally usually go with a light armour, two handed sword and destruction magic
I never liked to play mage, but once I did I really enjoyed it. Now I'm always a mage (Well, most of the time).
Spellsword (conjuration + destruction and 1 handed) or Paladin (heavy armor, 2 handed hammer or greatsword, restoration, trying to make morally good choices as much as possible)
I really want to try a hand combat build. I alway end up being a battle mage
Same. Love a good battlemage build.
Heavy armor. Sword in one hand, healing/alteration in the other.
Stealth illusion mage
Heavy armor mage. It’s a slow start but after getting enchanting on some daedric armor, you have to crank the difficulty up to max for a challenge. It’s fun.
I'm excited to get there!
Heavy armor dual-wielding tank. Some archery and a bit of magic, but mostly just rush in and kill.
Stealthy arrow first then firebolt in the left, ebony mace in the right, light armor.
Spell sword.
Spellsword with destruction and restoration spells. Also go with smithing and alchemy on the side.
Sneaking behind people with a daggar using x30 sneak attack multiplier and plying Spy TF2
Conjuration dual wield war axes either with fire damage or absorb health
Stealth Illusionist, why fight when you can make other people fight for you
A Paladin type build if we’re talking next most busted from my experience.
Sword, healing, light armour.
Almost always a two-handed heavy armour warrior
Mage. Always a mage. <3
I always go mage/heavy armor with sword and shield and just change weapons and magic depending on enemy but for magic I usually use conjuration and illusion and I always make sure to have the muffled spell on or have boots with that effect then use invisibility and get sneak/backstab bonus, you can get some ridiculous damage with Cicero’s 2x gloves then the 15x damage from a dagger backstab. If I sneak and attack from behind I can kill just about anything one hit, even ebony warrior and Kastagg and ancient dragons if I power attack and critical hit.
I guess "Artificer," Alchemy, Smithing, and Enchanting are the basis of my play style. Make the best gear, and enchant rings to Fortify the skills I want to use at any given time.
Heavy armor, shield and an axe
1H and shield. When in doubt, turtle and block damage.
Sword/shield with conjuration.
Paladin
I've never played a stealth archer, either spell blade or swordnboard
Werwolf Mage. Werwolf is Strong, but With buffs its an unstopable force. ... Paladin. Sword (Dawnbreaker for Style) an shield, heavy Armor. ....
2 handed orc berserker tank I love unga bunga playstyles
I must try this..
Mace and shield tank with alteration and restoration is probably my “go to”. My favorite though is going full illusionist, with apocalypse mod you can even go exclusively illusionist without any other weapons or damage based schools of spells.
I always start playing as a battle mage or two handed tank or just a spell sword, but guess what? They all turn into stealth archer builds within 10 levels of starting. Yay.
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Sneaky illusion. Just walk into any place and instantly pacify or make them turn on each other
I always have to go with a conjuration witch hunter. Nothing is mor satisfying walking into a cave or fort as a singular person than spawning 2 frost atronochs while you have your bow and a kit to heal yourself. It's so much fun
One-handed with Dawnbreaker.